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The JCB 215T is a versatile and hard-working machine well suited to landscape construction work. Image: JCB CEA

The JCB 215T comfort zone

Being small but powerful makes the JCB 215T compact loader productive and ready to utilise power-hungry attachments.
CDU PhD candidate Ramin Shahbazi is investigating the impact of using rubber from recycled tyres in bitumen to build tougher roads. Image: Charles Darwin University

Where rubber meets the road

Almost half of the Northern Territory’s worn-out tyres end up in landfills – with the rest exported interstate for recycling …
The Hitachi ZX38 has proven itself with ProCoat over time. Images: Prime Creative Media

ProCoat Group Excavations and Hitachi

Based in Sydney, ProCoat Group specialises in detailed residential swimming-pool builds, drainage, and site prep for the landscaping of newly …
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Housing supply meets green design with Landscaping Victoria

Landscaping Victoria is advocating for the inclusion of landscaping on government housing supply policy agenda.
For Australian builders and TrexPro® installers, Trex Select offers a straightforward, high-value solution that stands up to demanding conditions and client expectations. Image: Trex

Trex Select offers heat-mitigation

Trex, the world’s largest manufacturer of high-performance, low-maintenance wood-alternative decking and residential railing, has expanded its range with new Trex …
Vital Chemical is marking World Soil Day with a celebration of biochar as a soil and revegetation amendment.Image: Vital Chemical

Vital Chemical marks World Soil Day

Queensland soil stabilisation and revegetation company Vital Chemical is marking World Soil Day (Friday, December 5) with a celebration of …

MOWERS, SKID STEERS AND LANDSCAPE MACHINERY

Kress’s CyberSystem offers superfast charging and autonomous mowing solutions. Image: Kress

Autonomous mowing solutions

In landscape contracting, reputation is built on results. The right tools make all the difference, and a shift toward Kress …
Diamond Mowers’ Mini Brush Cutter Pro X has earned recognition with three top awards. Image: Diamond Mowers

Recognition for Diamond Mowers

Diamond Mowers’ Mini Brush Cutter Pro X has won high industry recognition.
Honda powers ahead in the battery-powered mower market. Image: Honda

Honda powers ahead

A new 58V battery mower range has been introduced for consumers and contractors as Honda powers ahead.
Masport’s Contractor® Series positions itself as a trusted partner for landscaping professionals and lawn-care enthusiasts. Image: Masport

Contractor from Masport

Professional performance without compromise. That’s the Contractor from Masport.
Caption: JCB Chairman Anthony Bamford (left) and JCB Deputy Chairman George Bamford pictured with the Tractor of the Year Award for the Fastrac 6300. Image: JCB

Award for JCB

JCB has won a coveted ‘Tractor of the Year’ award for its all-new high-power Fastrac 6300 in recognition of the …
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Australian-made innovation: Flipscreen

In landscaping, every tonne of clean soil and mulch you can reuse on-site is money in your pocket. But traditional …

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Coffee waste helps make lower carbon concrete

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You could be under cyberattack

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Textiles beat the heat

LANDSCAPE PRODUCTS

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Railing: are you failing?

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Pro One Playscapes and A1 Rubber

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LANDSCAPING INDUSTRY

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TAFE Wodonga: grow the future of landscaping

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Yards marks 20 years with award

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Playground design competition

Mowers

Pride Gardens and Bobcat

Shem Carroll was able to increase Pride Gardens’ scale of business with the Bobcat ZS4000. Images: Bobcat and Pride Gardens
Shem Carroll of Pride Gardens has found a mower that works as hard as he does: the Bobcat ZS4000.

The mower that pays you back

High-torque power ensures consistent performance of the mower in thick Australian grasses. Images: Prime Creative Media/Hustler Australia
A Hustler zero-turn is the mower engineered to deliver long-term value through a commercial warranty, robust fabricated steel cutting deck, …

Autonomous commercial mowing

RC Mowers' integrated autonomous mowers (Autonomous Mowing Robots™) appear very much like any standard zero-turn mower in your fleet. Image: Colbrook Industries
Taking autonomous mowing from inspiration to operation.

Tech

Wilya Janta’s first “Explain Home”, built for Wilya Janta co-founder Norm Frank Jupurrurla, on Warumungu Country just north of the town of Tennant Creek, NT, after being delivered on the back of five semi-trailers from Adelaide the week before. Image: Andrew Quilty

First Explain Home nears completion

Construction of Tennant Creek’s first Explain Home is nearing completion, marking a major step forward for community-driven, climate-resilient housing in …
CDU PhD candidate Ramin Shahbazi is investigating the impact of using rubber from recycled tyres in bitumen to build tougher roads. Image: Charles Darwin University

Where rubber meets the road

Almost half of the Northern Territory’s worn-out tyres end up in landfills – with the rest exported interstate for recycling …
Contractors prepare the coffee wood chip biochar concrete for the trial footpath in Gisborne. Image: Carelle Mulawa-Richards, RMIT University

Coffee waste helps make lower carbon concrete

RMIT researchers are advancing new ways to cut the carbon footprint of infrastructure by turning everyday organic coffee waste into …
Kress’s CyberSystem offers superfast charging and autonomous mowing solutions. Image: Kress

Autonomous mowing solutions

In landscape contracting, reputation is built on results. The right tools make all the difference, and a shift toward Kress …

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2025 WorldSkills Australia National Championships

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New CEO for MLSA

In a President’s Update, MLSA president Clint Adams has announced the Chief Executive’s position will be filled by Chris Wiltshire.
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Landscape industry gains trade recognition in South Australia

In a significant win for the state’s landscape industry, the Government of South Australia has officially declared landscape construction as …